-- Sweetest Song of Love --

John Herlihy

Ah to be unloved, so very terrible,

Ah to be loved, so much a miracle.

The meaning of love, what mystery,

The release of love, what liberty.

The knowledge of love lets us see,

The feeling of love will set us free.

If I were loved, no fear takes hold,

If I find love, my heart turns bold.

Without love, what can I withstand,

With love, I accept every reprimand.

Once I was not loved, I was lost,

Now that I am loved, I am found.

With love, I need nothing spare,

To love, what can anything compare.

Listen, I hear the song of a bird,

Sweetest song of love ever heard.